On Mar 2, 2005, at 23:32, Francois Caen wrote: > My problem was actually a RAM issue! Try running memtest86, you never > know. > > The fact that it was failing on different RPMs each time was what > caught my attention. Bad CD should fail around the same spot each > time. Yes, this sounds like a RAM problem. I have had very similar symptoms on (yes, this might be OT ;) Mac OS X. I would suggest you start removing RAM modules until the install works. The last one you remove before the install succeeds is the bad one... jens